Age: 30
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Paul Colm Michael Mescal (/ˈmɛskəl/ MESS-kəl; born 2 February 1996) is an Irish actor. Born in Maynooth, he studied acting at The Lir Academy and then performed in plays in Dublin theatres. He rose to fame with his role in the miniseries Normal People (2020), earning a BAFTA TV Award and a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. Mescal progressed to film acting with roles in the psychological dramas The Lost Daughter (2021) and God's Creatures (2022). His starring roles as a troubled father in Aftersun (2022) and a mysterious neighbour in All of Us Strangers (2023) earned him nominations for BAFTA Film Awards in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award for the former. He received a Laurence Olivier Award for his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in a 2022 revival of the play A Streetcar Named Desire. Mescal expanded to big-budget films with a leading role in the historical action film Gladiator II (2024).
In 1965 Tulsa, Oklahoma, Darry Curtis is left to raise and support his younger brothers, Sodapop and Ponyboy, after the recent death of their parents in a car crash. Youth subculture in the city is centered around two gangs — the affluent Socs and the poorer Greasers. The Socs harass and assault Ponyboy until some of his fellow greasers chase them off. Ponyboy, Johnny Cade, and their friend Dallas Winston go to a movie at the local drive-in, where Dallas unsuccessfully flirts with Soc Cherry Valance and leaves in a rage after she insults him by splashing him with Coca Cola. Cherry invites Ponyboy
